Thursday, December 10, 2009
The Ministry of External Affairs had requested the State police authorities to send police verification reports (PVRs) in respect of passport applications within 21 days. The majority of PVRs are not received in 21 days.
The Passport Offices regularly remain in touch with the district police authorities to expedite PVRs. The Ministry has also requested concerned State Governments to expedite PVRs. An incentive of Rs.100/- per application is paid to the State Governments if verification report is received within 21 days. Under the Passport Seva Project, the PVRs will be obtained electronically, which will reduce considerably the time taken for receipt of PVRs.
Number of Pending applications in various Passport Offices as on 31.10.2009
|
S.No. |
Passport Office |
Number of Passport Applications pending |
|
1. |
Ahmedabad |
2091 |
|
2. |
|
14024 |
|
3. |
|
19479 |
|
4. |
|
18782 |
|
5. |
|
26918 |
|
6. |
|
6461 |
|
7. |
|
34974 |
|
8. |
Chennai |
33112 |
|
9. |
|
1968 |
|
10. |
|
3429 |
|
11. |
Dehradun |
1894 |
|
12. |
|
15454 |
|
13. |
|
7548 |
|
14. |
Guwahati |
14379 |
|
15. |
|
41382 |
|
16. |
Jaipur |
32020 |
|
17. |
Jalandhar |
15888 |
|
18. |
|
9260 |
|
19. |
Kolkata |
60821 |
|
20. |
|
1335 |
|
21. |
|
36552 |
|
22. |
|
1912 |
|
23. |
Malappuram |
3234 |
|
24. |
Mumbai |
2982 |
|
25. |
|
4127 |
|
26. |
Panaji |
1127 |
|
27. |
|
90006 |
|
28. |
Pune |
13820 |
|
29. |
|
3703 |
|
30. |
|
13915 |
|
31. |
Shimla |
220 |
|
32. |
|
21995* |
|
33. |
|
1930 |
|
34. |
Thane |
8488 |
|
35. |
Tiruchirapallii |
368 |
|
36. |
Thiruvanthapuram |
1369 |
|
37. |
|
7591 |
This information was given by Shri S.M.Krishna, Union Minister of External Affairs in reply to a question by Shri Narahari Mahto, Shri Prasanta Kumar Majumdar & Shri Nripendra Nath Roy in Lok Sabha Yesterday.
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